Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 25 May 1894 — Page 6

THE OLD MILL MYSTERY.

By Arthur W-Marchmont. B. A.

Author of "Miner Hondley'a Secret," "Mini eline Power," "15y Whose Hnml," "lsa," So. &e.

CHAPTER XXIV.

GIBEON PliAWLE SUSPECTED.

The more closely Mary thought over Gibeon Prawle's meaning in saj'ing that he knew Tom was innocent, the more puzzled was she.

If he spoke the truth it was clear that there were but two ways in which ho could know. Either he was with Tom, or had seen him sufficiently often during that night to know that he could not have pone to the mill, or lie knew who had committed the crime.

This begun to take hold of her thoughts, and she asked herself whether his knowledge could possibly mean that he himself had had some connection with it. She was very loth to entertain that suspicion of him. as his manner to her, and especially his ready and strong assertion of Totn's innocence, had softened her dislike and 'lessened her distrust of him. But the problem remained: Why should he take such an interest in the matter? There had never been love lost between him and Tom Roylance. Was it that he wished to turn away from himself all thought of suspicion by showing a igreat zeal in getting Tom acquitted?

Two days passed without a sign of 'him. So far as she could tell he was not even in the village and thus the |trust and the hopes which, despite her first judgment, she had placed upon him and his help, waned as the day came round for the adjourned hearing •of the charge against Tom.

On the eve of the day Reuben Gorringe came to her at the cottage, and •.'Mary's heart sank within her, knowing that he had come for an answer to :his question. "To-morrow is the hearing, Mary," he said, after he had been in the cot'tage a few minutes, "and I have been asked to give my evidence." "Well?" she said, interrogatively. "What am I to say?" he asked again. "What do you wish to say?" "Naj'. lass, that rests with j'ou, not •with me." "I do not see how it rests with me," said Mary. "It cannot bo necessary for me to go all over the same ground as last time I was here. 1 told you then how it was.

II have not bothered you since fori Ikncw how you might be puzzled and worried. and 1 didn't want to hurry you. Hut the time has come how when rwe must decide." "IJut I cannot deeide yet," said Mary. •"I cannot make up my mind. I cannot see that one who is innocent can run any risk-of being punished for what he did not do. The law is just." "Aye, my lass, that's it. The law is just,"' said Gorringe in a deep, strong voice. "Then it will not find him guilty of ywhat ho did not do," she added. "Oh! •dear, I do not know what to say. If lie can prove his innocence, you do not want this promise. Why not wait and see?" she pleaded. "How can we wait and see? Either lie did or did not do this. The evidence •••which I have all points to-the fact that he did. If that evidence is kept back, what proof have I of his innocence, supposing the law finds him innocent? None none. That is the point. Could trust you to a man whom I feared •might be a—might have done what he is said to have done? Could I love you if I did such a thing?" "IJut something might yet happen to ilet him prove his innocence, despite iwliat you think such strong evidence lagainst him." "Might," echoed the m$in. "Might!

You have had a week to look for this. Have you found a, single shred or scrap of evidence that will make that proof?" "I have his denial. That is enough •for me," she answered, confidently, vi "No doubt. But will it be enough lor a jury? ^Vas there a man ever accused who did not deny the accusation? .Don't think me hard, or cruel, or unjust. I am not. I must do what is best for you, even though I know you may feel I am unkind in doing it. But we cannot look at the matter from the eame point." "What do you mean?" asked the girl. "You think and believe Tom is innocent. and that his liberation would be right and just. I think him guilty, and were it not for you I should. not halt for an instant in the path oi duty."

He paused, and when the girl did not speak,continued: "I must talk of myself to-night, for can feel that you ought to see this action of mine as I see it mj'self. If Tom had been a good, true, honest man to you I could have borne it to see you his wife. But when I learned, as I did huirn. that ho was carrying on a double game with you and that girl Savannah, I began to be afraid for you. Then came the rest the stories of the money and now this. If I loved him teas you do, Mary, I might look at it all as j'ou see it. But I don't. I see it •with the eyes of a man, my lass. Could

I give you, whom I love, into the care of a man I believe to be a murderer?" "Ah, don't," cried the girl, shrinking. "Yes, I must. The truth must out. You must understand why I act like this. Prove his innocence nay, show me how to prove it put me on the most shadowy track of it, and I'll work to prove it and when proved I'll be the first to take him by the hand, put him back in his place in the mill, and lay your hand in his with as honest a wish for j'our happiness as ever filled a man's heart. But I must first know him to be innocent while at present," he lowered his voice, "I almost know him to be guilty."

Mary was moved in spite of herself, both by his words and his manner, and the proof of his love touched her. "Tom has not left any evidence against himself. He is innocent," exclaimed Mary energetically. "Yes, right enough_ from, the point of

view from which you look at this. 1 admire you for holding your opinion staunchly like a true lass but I can't share it. How then must it be?" "Can't you give me more time? It seems almost as if in making a decision I were condemning Tom," she said. "The hearing is to-morrow," was his answer. "But you need not go to it. You could wait until the next hearing," she pleaded. "Will you not do this? You say you area child in my hands. Well, please me in this," she said, with a wistful pleading sinile as she put out her hands and touched him. "Give me more time." "If I do this, where is the use? There is danger in delay. If the case is heard to-morrow, tliero is barely enough evidence to secure a committal but if the committal is made tomorrow the trial will be in time for tlio assizes next week, and the whole matter may be ended within a week or txvo. If j'ou delay, the hearing tomorrow will be adjourned for another week, the trial must be thrown over to the next assizes, and a delay of many weeks must take place during which time the evidence maybe strengthened in some way against him."

It was a cruel argument, and for the moment the girl was completely baffled. "Will you let me decide, then, which it shall be?" she asked. "Yes, certainty. I have no wish but your welfare. Think, however, before you do decide." "I have thought," she said. "Tom is innocent and he himself would choose to have the delay in the hope that the proofs of his innocence may be found. I will choose to wait.'. "As you will. I fear you are wrong and if anything untoward should happen j'ou must not blame me. The decision is a momentous one, Mary, and may mean life or death for Tom," he said, speaking very emphatically. "I have decided," she said. "As you will," he said, again.

She was glad when lie. left her. It was no wonder she despaired. Those who might have given assistance in helping to unravel tho mystery cither could not or would not help. Reuben Clorringe was too firmty convinced of Tom's guilt to be able to see a single raj' of hope anywhere. Savannah had turned away and had refused even to tell the truth, while the only man who had made any sort of profession of belief in Tom's innocence, Gibeon Prawle, was worthless and unreliable and had not even taken the trouble to let her know what he had done-

Had he done anything? Was he in earnest? Or was he merety a shifty, worthless scamp, whose word and help were at-the purchase of the last bidder? Could it be that he had had anj-thing to do with the deed0

Then a hundred reasons flashed upon her why he might have been involved in it. He had been oil the worst terms with both Coode andGorriuge the latter had ruined him, and the former, as she knew, had refused to reinstate liim. He was hard pressed for money even to exist upon he knew the mill thorouglity lie was not unlike Tom in general appearance, build and carriage, and in the dark might have been mistaken for him. Given that he had broken into the mill to rob the place, and had been caught and surprised bj' Mr. Coode, what more likely that he should have turned upon him?

As she thought of this, she grew excited at the idea and was angry with herself for not having thought of it before. She recalled how he had flinched when she had asked him pointedly the reason of his great interest in the matter. Added to that was his certaintj', expressed over and over again, that Tom was innocent and as she thought of all this she was ready to rush at once to the conclusion that Gibeon was in some way involved in the mj-steij'. She grew more excited as the belief increased, and after some time she dashed her hand on the table and exclaimed to herself: "I'm right. That's the reason for his interest in the mystery. The villain!"

Just then a hurried knock sounded on the door of the cottage, the door was pushed open, a man's steps sounded along the passage, and Gibeon Prawle himself entered the room.

CHAPTER XXV.

"YOU AUK A MAD WOMAN."

When Marj' saw who her visitor was she flushed, nervousty, as though he could tell what her thoughts of him had just been. She saw that he was tired and haggard and travel-stained. He sank down into a chair, as if exhausted, and gave a sigh of relief. "Give me some water," he said, eagerty. "I've had neither bite nor sup for hours, and I'm faint."

The girl brought him food and tea, and watched him while he ate rapidly and, indeed, ravenously. During the meal he made no attempt to break the Eilence, except now and again to declare what a long time it was since he had broken his fast.

She ej'ed him closety and suspiciously the whole time, noting with restless eagerness the movement and expression of his face at the moments when he was too much engaged to notice her. And her new thoughts in regard to him made her find a more evil and villainous look in his rather handsome face than ever before.

His gluttonj% too, disgusted her. The way he bolted the food, the quantity he ate, the noise he made in swallowing it and in gulping down cup after cup of tea, added to tho repulsion with which he filled her.

At last he pushed the plate away from him and gave aloud sigh of repletion. "That's good. Can I have a whiff of 'bacca?" he asked. "No," she answered, sharply "you can't." "You'd let me sharp enough if you knew what I've got to tell you." "But I don't know it, and I don't want the smoke here." She was angered at the cool disregard he showed to her intense and painful atixietv.

"You don't ask me what my news is," he said, after a pause. "No, I'm waiting for j'ou to tell me. Have j'ou found out what j'ou went to find out?" She spoke rather ungraciously, but her suspicions of the man would assert themselves. "You don't seem over gracious in j'our manner," he said,-looking at her and speaking discontentedly. "This is not a time when I can keep a smile on my face all day. What have you learnt?"

He was lolling back in his chair, but he now sat up and, leaning forward, put his arms on the table and looked earnestly and seriousty at her as he answered slowly and emphatically: "I don't know that I have learnt anything definitely, but I'm on the track of something that will startle Walkden Bridge." "Is that all?" replied Mary, in a disappointed tone. "Have you been abl3 to find any of Savannah's movements on Friday night?" "Not on Fridaj' night. But it won't matter so much now." "Have j'ou found no one who was near the mill on that night?" she asked. "No why?" he asked, glancing suspiciousty at her. "Why should I?" "To prove that Tom wasn't about there," she answered. Then she tried to keep her voice steady and lier tone indifferent for the next crucial question. "Where were j-ou j-ourself that night?"

There was no mistaking the quick movement of uneasiness with which he seemed to spring un into an attitud^of eager, listening suspense, while the look he directed at her was full of angry and j-et nervous questioning. "Where was 1? Why, what has that to do with it?" "Because as j'ou were about the village j'ou must have seen them together. Where were j'ou?" repeated Mary, in a clear, firm voice, regarding the man with a fixed, steady gaze as she spoke.

Gibeon laughed uneasily, shifted on his seat, and glowered back threateningly. "I suppose it don't much matter to j'ou, Mary, where I was? You wouldn't take much interest in me and my doings when 1 wanted j'ou to." "But I take an interest now," answered the girl, pointedly "and especially in your doings last Fridaj'. I expect them to show me whj* j'ou take such an interest in this business." She looked at- him_ fearlessly.

Ilis uneasiness increased manifestly under tho keen light of the girl's steady gaze. "Say what j-ou mean, right out. Don't let us have anj' beating about the bush. What are you driving at?" "Tell me where you were on Friday night," she repeated. "I shall tell j'ou nothing. Not a word more will j'ou get out of mo till I know what blessed plan you're hatching," lie answered, with sullen defiance. "I have reason to believe that it was you j'ourself, Gibeon, who war. mistaken for Tom getting into the mill on Friday night. That is what I mean." "Go on!" lie said, with a forced ugly laugh. "Croon. Finish up what you've got to say. What next?" "There's no need to sajT any more," answered the girl. "You know now what I mean, well enough.

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Now. will

you tell me where you were on Friday night?" "No, I won't. I can prove where I was easily enough, if it comes to that. But I'm not going to give an account of my doings to you or anj'body else." Then, as if he thought he could not leave the matter there: "You mean, I suppose, that j'ou think I ought to be where Tom is now and on the same charge, eh?"

Mary made no answer. "And do you think that if I'd killed the man and got away I should be such a blessed fool as to come here and put you on the track? If I'd wanted to hang mj'self, I should have chosen a, different line from that, don't j'ou fear. However, that ends matters between us, mj' lass. I meant well by JTOU and Tom, because j'ou did me a good turn that night in the barn. But when it comes to taxing me with murder, I've done. I'm not going to stand that, even though j-ou did save my life." "You'll have to saj' where j*ou were on Fridaj- niglit," said Marj' again, persistently. "Shall I?" he answered, laughing again, but now more naturally and more angrily. "Shall I? l'erhaps I shall and perhaps I shan't. Perhaps I shall stop to be questioned, and perhaps I shan't and perhaps it won't be good for them that trj- to threaten inc. You've made a mistake for once oh! and a mistake, too, that maj- cost j'ou and j-our precious Tom dear enough. And you'd think so, too, if you'd got hold of the news I came to bring, in stead of being so blessed quick, thinking I could be such a gormed fool as to be willing to try and get another man acquitted of a crime which I myself had done." 'You've not been trj'ing," said Mary,

induced by the success of her former guess to make another. "You've only been wasting the time to prevent in quiries being made. You've found out nothing, because you've tried to find out nothing." "All right, have j'our own waj'," he said. And from his manner Mary judged that her last charge was so wide of the mark as to make him indifferent to it. "I'm sorry you've taken it this way," he said, after a rather long pause. "I meant straight bj' j-ou I swear I did But I ain't going on with it." Then as if stung by her taunt he said hastily: "I've been on the hunt the whole time since I saw you. Ay, and not without finding out something, either. What would you say to Savannah being not Savannah Morbyn at all, but Lucy Howell, an escaped lunatic, eh? Would that prove to you that I hadn't been wasting the time, eh? But I ain't goi^g any further. Xou can gq.on by

yourself. I'm off. Thank you for the food. I'd pay you for it if I hadn't spent almost the last copper I had, as well as walked miles and miles in hunting this woman down. You've made a fool of yourself, Mary, and some day you'll know it. I'm going. Good night." lie had risen, and spoke the last words standing by the door. "Don't go, Gibeon. Tell -ne what you mean," said Mary. "If I'm wrong, I'm sorrj'." "No, thank j-ou not for me." he said, with sneering laugh. "You might veer around again in another five minutes. You can just tackle this bit alone now." And with that lie went into the passage. "Come back, Gibeon," cried Marj', following him. But he took no notice of her, and slamming the door roughly behind him, he left her. "Savannah not Savannah, but Lucj' Howell, an escaped lunatic?" Could it be true? As Mary thought over what ho said a hundred incidents recurred to her in which she had observed that Savannah's manner and conduct had been verj' strange.

Then a plan of action suggested itself and gave her hope. She would deal with Savannah as she had dealt with Gibeon, and as she had surprised him into making dangerous admissions, so she would iry to force admissions from Savannah bj- a sudden and unexpected attack. She would go to her and threaten her with exposure unless she told the truth as to her being with Tom.

She went at once to see Savannah, and hastened down the village street thinking how she was to frame her words. But a bitter disappointment was in store for her. Savannah had gone awaj' suddenty, and would not be back that night.

There was nothing for it but to wait, Savannah did not return for four daj-s, during the whole of which time Alary fretted and worried impatientty at her inability to do anj-tliing.

The second hearing against Tom took place, Reuben Gorringe being absent, and a further remand followed. Mary saw him and saw the solicitor, telling the latter her suspicions about Gibeon, but saying nothing about Savannah. The secret as to the latter Marj- kept to herself, waiting with feverish anxietj- for the other's return.

On the Monday, two days before that fixed for the third hearing,Mary heard that Savannah was back, and she went at once to her cottage. •'What do j-ou want with me?" was Savannah's greeting, brusque, sharp and hostile. "I want to see you again about tlae charge against Tom," replied Marj'. "To ask j'ou to reconsider what j-ou said last time." "I have nothing to rcconsid.r an I nothing to saj'. I won't be questioned." "Whj' are j'ou so determined and so hard. Savannah?" "Because I choose to do what I please and saj' wlfat I please. Whyshould I try to save a man from being punished? What is.it to me? Nothing. I tell vou I have nothing to saj-. Go away." "I cannot go away with such an answer," said Marj-, gently. "I want to plead to j-o-u. You arc a woman as I am. You inaj' have loved as I love. Tom's life is more to me than mj' own. You can save him, if j-ou will, by simply saying what it cannot harm j-ou to saj-. W'hj', then, will you not speak for him?" "It harms me to tell lies," answered Savannah, sharply. "But tliey are not lies, Savannah. l7ou were with Tom you know that. You know that you can account for every hour of the time during which this dreadful thing happened, and that when he was said to have been seen at the mill j'ou and he were some miles away in the direction of Presburn."

The other girl took no notice of this but getting out some needlework she turned her back on Mary and began humming a tune as her fingers played with the work. "Why will j'ou persist in keeping silent about this?"

The humming developed into a soft-lj'-sung song. Mary went to her and touched her shoulder. "Savannah, will j-ou not saj- what j'ou know?"

The song stopped for a moment, and Savannah answered without looking up: "I will not tell lies to save a murderer's life."

The girl behind her shrank and shivered at the thrust. Then the blood flushed back into her cheek, and she bit her lips as if to stay the angry words which rose.

Meanwhile the other had resumed her soft, sweet song. "You want to anger me. Savannah," said Marj', at length "and if it were for myself that I am pleading j'ou would have succeeded. But in this cause I have no feeling but determination that the truth shall come out. 1 want to win j'ou to speak the truth for no reasons but love of the truth. Why will j'ou persist in keeping silent?" "Oh, don't sit maundering and drivelling there. Go away., It's a pity you're not both going to be hanged instead of only one of you. If you want a reason why I don't mean to go up and tell what you call the truth, and I call lies, I'll give you one. I hope Tom will be hanged. When it's over he'll be a great deal happier out of the world than in it, especially with you," and she laughed again. "That's the reason cf a mad woman," said Marj', firmly and deliberately.

In a moment all the assumed calmness of the other vanished. She tossed the work from her to the ground and, with a fierce wrath blazing from her eyes and flaming in her cheeks, rose and faced the other. "Take care! Take care! You may go too far," she cried, stretching out her hand and threatening Mary. "There is a limit to my patience, and if you "go too far I won't answer for myself."

Mary returned her fierce, burning, threatening glances with_steady, un­

flinching gass, matching every movement the other made. "You will not frighten me," she said, quietly. "I tell you again that if the reason you give for your strange and guilty silence is what you really think, you are a mad woman. The proper place for anyone who takes pleasure in the death of a fellowcreature is the place from which Lucy Howell escaped—a lunatic asylum."

In an instant the other reeled as if under the force of a violent blow. Then she recovered herself and, glaring vengefully at Mary, with a storm of passion disfiguring her handsome face: "You she-devil, what do j-ou mean?"

The words came from between her clenched teeth, and, rushing suddenly and swiftly upon Mary, she seized her by the throat, as though to strangle her, shaking her violently in the fierce frenzy of furious wrath that possessed liei1.

{To he Continual.)

POTATO CHICK K.

Silas Peterson is on the sick list-is? Mrs. Violet Ormsly is on the sick list. lvj'le Blue went to Thorn town Friday.

Milt Ilollowell was at Darlington Mondaj'. .lohn Marsh went to Crawfordsville Wednesdaj'.

Kyle Blue went to Crawfordsville Wednesdaj'. Moody Wiseman went to Crawfordsville Wednesday.

Bird Still has purchased a new canopy top buckboard. Garrett Snyder took his wool to Crawfordsville Thursday.

Mrs. Vine Snyder and children went to Crawfordsville Thursday. John Dodd and Earl Peterson went to Crawfordsville Wednesday.

S. K. Blue has purchased a very fine driving horse of Wiley Tribbet. Mrs. Cafe Busekirk received a severe shock of lightning Tuesday evening.

Flora Holvej' and Earl Peterson took dinner with Perry Peterson Sunday. Milton Stuckej' and daughter. Nora, visited Win. Stuckej', near Clark's Hill.

Bird Still and family spent Sunday with Aunt Milty Peterson, Mrs. Stile's mother.

Eugene Cook and family, Mrs. Brooks and Miss Tinna went to Crawforrsville Thursday.

Mrs. Mag Burkhart and son, of Thorntown. spent Sunday with Mrs. S. lv. Blue.

Mrs. Jim Otterman and granddaughter. of Clark Hill, are the guests of S. K. Blue.

Frank Little and Miss Miss Mollie Blue, of Linden, were guests of S. K. Blue and wife Sundaj'.

Johnny and Bessie Saidla and Ella Maguire attended Dunkard soup meeting last '.fliursdaj' night.

Mr. and Mrs. B'ne and Mrs. Otterman and granddaughter. Bessie, spent Thursday with John Kirkpatrick and family, near Darlington.

There will be no preaching at Potato Creek church Sunday morning. The preaching will be at 7 o'clock p. m. Rev. Worrel will preach the Memorial sermon at Darlington Sundaj'morning.

The convention was largely attended. It has made quite an improvement in W. H. Custer to nominate him for trustee of Sugar Creek township. He was seen out Monday morning by daj'light cutting- weeds out of his fence corners.

The Republican convention of Sugar Creek township met at Center school house May 19 and nominated for trustee W. II. Custer: for Squire. Richard llarper and Johu Mitchel: for assessor, Silas Dunbar, jr. for constable, Sam Dj'kes and Ben Gilliland.

CURRENT EVENTS.

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Two deputy sheriffs wounded in a fight with the Dalton gang at Yukon, O. T., have since died.

Herman Sieger, aged 26, a farmer of Waverly, la., was cleaning a well when it caved in, killing him.

In the republican congressional convention at Ola the, Kan., 578 ballots have been taken without result.

Illinois mine owners will try to settle the strike by offering to advance the wage scale in the southern and central districts.

Col. E. B. Haskell, one of the proprietors of the Boston Herald, sustains a loss of $40,000 bj' fire on liis home at Auburndale, Mass.

The American Baptist Educational society met at Saratoga, N. Y. The report of the executive board showed phenomenal growth.

The schooners Lena Ellsworth and Emma L. Neilson are missing, and it is feared they met with disaster in tho gale on Lake Michigan.

John Scliindler, of San Francisco, supposed to be dead thirty-five j-ears, returned to St. Joseph, Mo., and claimed a fortune left by his father.

At La Salle, 111., 1,000 strikers attacked men who were cleaning up entries in the mines of the Union Coal companj-. Further trouble is feared.

By a vote of 487 to 110 the general assembty of the Presbyterian church adopted the report recommending direct control of the theological seminaries.

Miss Abbie Gannett, of Minneapolis, was awarded a verdict against the "Soo" railroad for

$7,500

damages for

injuries received in jumping from a burning sleeping car. Secretary Hoke Smith has requested the war department that troops in New Mexico be directed to arrest Navajo Indians who are off their reservation committing depredations on settlers.

Kollcf In Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder diseases relieved in six hours by the "New Great South American Kidney Cure." This new remedy is a great surprise on account of its exceeding promptness in relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys, back and every part of the urinary passages in male or female. It relieves retention of water and pain in passing it almost immediately. If you want quick relief and cure this is your remedy. Sold by Cotton & Ilife and Moffett & Morgan.

AT ITS EBB.

fhe Flood in Pennsylvania Is Slowly Subsiding.

THE WORST IS BELIEVED TO BE OVER.

Repairing the Damage Done and Estimating the Losses Sustained at Va. rIons PoHits—Another Drowned

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at Pittsburgh.

HIVKB8 ARE FALLING.

Purr. AX EI.PHIA, May 28.—Reports from Williamsport and the territory north of there indicate that the water is falling as rapidly as it rose. It lias ceased raining and the danger may now be regarded as past. The Western Union telegraph operators are back in their office, and communication with the outside world has been resumed. At Renova, Lock Haven, Bellefonte, Clearfield and Driftwood the water has receded, and the work of clearing away the debris has been started

Another Drowned.

PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 23.—Another life was lost here Monday night by the flood. John Schultz, who was engaged in pumping leaking barges, fell into the river and was drowned. It is raining here again, but the rivers are still falling and no more trouble is apprehended.

Situation at VFllllamsport.

Wir.i.iAiisi'OKT, Pa., May S3.—'The river is now going down rapidly, and about one-half the flooded territory is out of water. This is in the center of the city. The lower portions east and west are yet under water, and as the rain did not stop falling Tuesday the river is likety to keep up during the next twenty-four hours. Monday was one of terrible experiences. The water came up so rapidty Jin some parts that the people in their homes were compelled to flee to the upper 6tories for safety and were rescued from them by boatmen. To add to the unfortunate situation the electric light and gas plants were criupled and the city was in darkness after 3 o'clock. The Market street and Maynard street bridges, which cost the county 8200,000, were carried away early on Monday. The Reading railroad bridge at Muncy, an imposing iron structure, was swept a way. All of the wooden bridges in the neighborhood are gone. Many of the smaller houses along the river banks were swept away and others that were flooded were from 4 to 16 feet under water.

LOP»S in the CoiiomauRlk Valley. JOHNSTOWN, Pa., May 23.—As near as can be estimated the loss by the flood in the Conemaugh valley will be about 8125,000. A statement of individual losses is as follows: Pennsylvania railroad, 850,000 Eleventh ward, SO,000 Swank's pottery, 88,000 Gauticr and Cambria works, 810,000 Johnstown individual owners, 816,000 Penu traffic store, 810,000 damage to city bridges and walls, 810,000 John McCoughej-, 80,000. Other losses will reach SS,000.

Landslide at Hraddorlc.

BUADDOCK, Pa.. May 2'5.—An extensive landslide has seriousty injured the First Presbvterian church building to the extent that at least a part of the building will have to lie reconstructed. It had just been completed at a cost of 8-1.000. The part wrecked contains the new 85.000 organ presented by Andrew Carnegie. The instrument is not vet damaged. in tlie Genesee Valley.

DANSVILLE, N. Y., May 23.—Roadwaj's in the Genesee valley have been injured more by the present flood than by anj- since 1850. The rush of water down the hillsides has inflicted almost: as much loss in this respect as has been done by the overflow of farm lands. The aggregate loss will be very large.

BURNED TO DEATH.

One Life Lost and Several Badly Injured In an Oregon Fire. MEMINNVILLE, Ore., May 23.—The residence of M. Shaddon was destroj'ed bjr fire and Mrs. Shaddon's 10-year-old daughter was burned to death. Mrs. Shaddon's son was thrown out of the window and so badly hurt that lie begged those near by to end his sufferings. His bowels were frightfulty crushed and he cannot live. Mrs. Martha Shaddon, 80 j'ears of age was taken from the house in a nude condition, and the shock may kill her. Her blind son, 45 years of age, was also carried out, but not before he was badly burned. Shaddon is a son of T. J. Shaddon, a pioneer of '42. The fire' caught from an open grate. The house was the largest in town and was entirety consumed. The residence of Judge Galloway, the democratic candidate for governor, opposite, was badly scorched.

Fryo Enters Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, May 23.—After all the efforts of the police to hold Frye's industrial army outside the city the latter made its triumphant entrance into the city Tuesday and pitched its tent on Hulbert place, adjoining the baseball park. The cooperation of labor organizations prevented the authorities from keeping the industrials out. Now the situation is regarded it-ore serious than ever. There were some recruits Tuesday, so that the army numbers about 400.

Must Furnish Absolute Proof. CINCINNATI, May 28.—The Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Honor in-, creased the per capita dues of grand lodges to the supreme lodge from thirty cents to forty cents annually. New York city was selected over Louisville for the next meeting, the seoond Tuesday in June, 1895. The lodge decided that absolute proof of death and not seven years' mysterious absence should be required in order to secure an insurance benefit.

Isaac Pitman Honored.

LONDON, May 28.—The queen has knighted Isaac Pitman, the inventor of the Pitman system ol phonetio ghorthancL

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